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Stalling

noun/stˈɔːlɪŋ/
Definition
a tactic used to mislead or delay
postpone doing what one should be doing
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/stˈɔːlɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/stˈɔːlɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/stˈɔːlɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /stˈɔːlɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna tactic used to mislead or delay
verbpostpone doing what one should be doing
“He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days”
verbcome to a stop
“The car stalled in the driveway”
verbdeliberately delay an event or action
“she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling”
verbput into, or keep in, a stall
“Stall the horse”
verbexperience a stall in flight, of airplanes
verbcause an airplane to go into a stall
verbcause an engine to stop
“The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car”
Word Forms
stallverbdeliberately delay an event or action
procrastinationnounthe act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
procrastinatornounsomeone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
stallnouna tactic used to mislead or delay
shillyshallynounthe act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
dillydalliernounsomeone who wastes time
stallingnouna tactic used to mislead or delay
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
ins Stocken geraten
eine Taktik zur Irreführung oder Verzögerung
🇫🇷French
stabulation
une tactique utilisée pour induire en erreur ou retarder
🇪🇸Spanish
estancamiento
una táctica utilizada para engañar o retrasar
🇮🇹Italian
stallo
una tattica utilizzata per fuorviare o ritardare
🇳🇱Dutch
vastlopen
een tactiek die wordt gebruikt om te misleiden of te vertragen
🇵🇹Portuguese
parando
uma tática usada para enganar ou atrasar
🇷🇺Russian
остановка
тактика, используемая для введения в заблуждение или задержки
India
🇮🇳Hindi
रोकने
गुमराह करने या देरी करने के लिए इस्तेमाल की जाने वाली रणनीति
🇧🇩Bengali
স্থবির
বিভ্রান্তি বা বিলম্বের জন্য ব্যবহৃত একটি কৌশল
🇮🇳Tamil
ஸ்தம்பித்து
தவறாக வழிநடத்த அல்லது தாமதப்படுத்த பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு தந்திரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
నిలిచిపోవడం
తప్పుదారి పట్టించడానికి లేదా ఆలస్యం చేయడానికి ఉపయోగించే వ్యూహం
🇮🇳Marathi
थांबणे
दिशाभूल करण्यासाठी किंवा विलंब करण्यासाठी वापरली जाणारी युक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્ટોલિંગ
ગેરમાર્ગે દોરવા અથવા વિલંબ કરવા માટે વપરાતી યુક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಟಾಲಿಂಗ್
ದಾರಿತಪ್ಪಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ವಿಳಂಬಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಬಳಸುವ ತಂತ್ರ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്തംഭനം
തെറ്റിദ്ധരിപ്പിക്കാനോ കാലതാമസം വരുത്താനോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു തന്ത്രം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰੁਕਣਾ
ਗੁੰਮਰਾਹ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਦੇਰੀ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਚਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
روکنا
گمراہ کرنے یا تاخیر کرنے کے لیے استعمال ہونے والا حربہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
停滞
用于误导或拖延的策略
🇯🇵Japanese
失速する
誤解を招いたり遅らせたりするために使用される戦術
🇰🇷Korean
실속
오해를 불러일으키거나 지연시키기 위해 사용되는 전술
🇻🇳Vietnamese
trì hoãn
một chiến thuật được sử dụng để đánh lừa hoặc trì hoãn
🇹🇭Thai
ถ่วงเวลา
กลยุทธ์ที่ใช้เพื่อทำให้เข้าใจผิดหรือล่าช้า
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengulur waktu
taktik yang digunakan untuk menyesatkan atau menunda
🇵🇭Filipino
pagtigil
isang taktika na ginagamit upang iligaw o antalahin
🇲🇾Malay
tergendala
taktik yang digunakan untuk mengelirukan atau melambatkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
المماطلة
تكتيك يستخدم للتضليل أو التأخير
🇮🇷Persian
توقف
تاکتیکی که برای گمراه کردن یا تأخیر استفاده می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
oyalanmak
yanıltmak veya geciktirmek için kullanılan bir taktik
🇮🇱Hebrew
הִזדַקְרוּת
טקטיקה המשמשת כדי להטעות או לעכב
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'stalling'?
The primary meaning of 'stalling' is 'a tactic used to mislead or delay'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'stalling' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'stalling' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'stalling' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'stalling' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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